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Articles on retail finance (from results to investments).

  1. Merchandising

The Imperative of Ethical Packaging Practices for Preserving Consumer Trust

In today’s market landscape, ethical, political and environmental considerations increasingly sway consumer purchasing decisions, particularly when it comes to packaging. Studies indicate that consumers are willing to put their money where their mouth is, with products that make environmental, social and governance-related claims seeing disproportionate growth over products that don’t make such claims, achieving a […]
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  1. Partnerships & Alt Profit

Toys ‘R’ Us to Add 30 New UK Shop-in-Shops via Expanded Partnership with WHSmith

A little less than one year after Toys ‘R’ Us made its return to the world of UK brick-and-mortar via nine shop-in-shops in WHSmith stores, TRU parent company WHP Global has announced plans to expand the partnership and add 30 new locations by this summer. Image courtesy WHP Global WHSmith’s High Street stores will now […]
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  1. Associates & Employees

Furniture Retailer Moves to 100% Employee Ownership Model

Room & Board has transitioned to a 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), giving its 1,100 employees a financial stake in the Minneapolis-based company that generates annual sales exceeding $500 million. The retailer also has received B-Corp certification, amplifying its investment in both its employees and environmental stewardship. “At Room & Board our staff members […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

Walgreens Looks to ‘Break Through Health Care Silos’ with New Specialty Pharmacy Division

Image courtesy Walgreens Walgreens is bringing all of its specialty pharmacy services into one integrated unit and expanding its offerings for patients suffering from complex chronic conditions with an investment in gene and cell services. It’s all part of what the company described as the “latest step to leverage its neighborhood pharmacies into fast-growing areas […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Are LLMs About To Hit A Wall?

Each new generation of large language model consumes a staggering amount of resources.  Meta, for instance, trained its new Llama 3 models with about 10 times more data and 100 times more compute than Llama 2. Amid a chip shortage, it used two 24,000 GPU clusters, with each chip running around the price of a […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Rebag, Newegg Join Growing List of Retailers Launching Membership Programs

Membership programs are quickly becoming 2024’s hottest accessory, whether you’re a luxury resale platform or an electronics ecommerce site. Online marketplaces Rebag and Newegg have joined the growing roster of retailers launching membership programs. This year alone, the list of retailers that have launched or beefed up their loyalty and membership programs includes Albertsons, Carter’s, PetSmart, Target, Sunglass […]
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  1. Corporate Finance

Walmart Releases 2024 Annual Report and Proxy Statement

BENTONVILLE, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) issued its 2024 Annual Report and filed its Proxy Statement today in preparation for the company’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. 2024 Walmart Proxy Statement Highlights Rob Walton announcing he will retire from the Board at the conclusion of his current term on June 5, 2024. […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

Swipe fee costs average household more than $1,100

WASHINGTON – Soaring credit and debit card swipe fees cost the average U.S. household more than $1,100 last year, the Merchants Payments Coalition said. “American families should not get bilked for more than $1,100 each year on swipe fees,” MPC Executive Committee member and National Retail Federation Senior Director of Government Relations Dylan Jeon said. […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

Walgreens Boots Alliance Declares Quarterly Dividend

DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on June 12, 2024, to stockholders of record as of May 21, 2024. Walgreens Boots Alliance and its predecessor company, Walgreen […]
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  1. Department & Category

PepsiCo: Popping Performance and Refreshing Returns

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) is a global powerhouse in the food and beverage industry, a part of the consumer staples sector. PepsiCo’s earnings report for the first quarter of 2024 (Q1FY2024) offered valuable insights into the company’s current performance and future trajectory. Pepsi
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  1. Owned Brands (Private Label)

Select & Save announces ‘strategic changes’

Independent convenience symbol group Select & Save is investing in a rebrand and its own label offering. In a LinkedIn post, managing director Kam Sanghera revealed some “exciting upcoming strategic changes to the business.” “Firstly, we’re investment in our new visual identity and that will… This story continues at Select & Save announces ‘strategic changes’ […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Reiser’s Pieces: Rebalancing Brand vs. Performance Marketing to Accelerate Growth

Funny how quickly things change. Remember when a prominent speaker at Cannes this past June declared, “The era of the brand is over!” and escalated the debate about how to invest marketing dollars? Flash-forward to December, though, and over a third of marketers told WARC they planned to significantly increase their brand marketing while lowering […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Streaming Platforms Must Become Performance Channels To Stay On Wall Street’s Good Side

Streaming services with the best chances of survival are those that can turn their media into a performance marketing channel with targeting and attribution that looks and feels like digital advertising – at least according to investors on Wall Street. The post Streaming Platforms Must Become Performance Channels To Stay On Wall Street’s Good Side […]
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  1. Data & Insights

AI’s Impact On The Pursuit Of Brand Difference

The biggest challenge brands face is standing out from the crowd. Kantar’s BrandZ tracking of brands across all categories worldwide finds that year-in and year-out roughly eight-in-ten brands fall short on consumer perceptions of difference. Even more brands fall short on difference that is meaningful and relevant. Difference is rare because difference is hard. The […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Planning For Brand Expansion

The growth of any brand will plateau if it is successful with its initial product range in its region of origin. Further growth must come from expanding the product range, extending geographically, or both. Before scaling your brand, the business fundamentals need to be in place. Investors seem keen to fund technology-based brands even if […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

The Future of Entrepreneurship Part 1: What Makes a Good Entrepreneur? How Do I Raise Capital? Is Balance Ever Possible?

In today’s episode, we kick off our special 3-part series answering your questions surrounding The Future of Entrepreneurship.  Today is all about work-life balance, how to raise capital for your business, and what makes a good vs. bad entrepreneur. We first hear from a college student who is about to graduate and wondering whether he’s […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Where Does One U.S. Tax Dollar Go?

See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Where Does One U.S. Tax Dollar Go? This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on Apple or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Come tax season, a common refrain is: “what do my taxes even […]
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  1. Data & Insights

The Resilience of the Paint Sector in Home Improvement

In the vast and varied world of home improvement, paint has always held a place of prominence. As the industry navigates through the economic ebbs and flows of 2024, the paint sector showcases a fascinating tale of resilience, innovation, and shifting consumer loyalty. Painting a room is one of the most affordable and straightforward home […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Instacart Business: Delivering an Elevated Office Experience with Hines

Hines, a global real estate investment, development and management firm, is no stranger to providing innovative and elevated services to tenants of all sizes. Hines is dedicated to finding new ways to elevate tenants’ experiences by creating a more service-oriented, hospitality-like experience at the office. And at Instacart Business, we’re big fans of enhancing the […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Brand loyalty or just habit? Study reveals that more than half of repeat purchases are due to routine, convenience and accessibility

Brand loyalty is often depicted as devotion – a narrative of customer affection and fidelity. However, the findings revealed a deeper truth.
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  1. Data & Insights

Retail data brand Reapp adds Waitrose & Partners to list of major UK retailers available on its AI driven platform

Reapp has added Waitrose & Partners to the list of major UK retailers available on its AI driven platform, Reapp Insights. This helps brands and retailers understand what products are selling, where and when. Through the use of artificial intelligence, it utilises factors such as temperature and trends to help inform decisions at shelf-edge.  The […]
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  1. Partnerships & Alt Profit

CDR, MMR partner with ECRM for special event

TUCSON — Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers have partnered with ECRM for Founders’ Innovation Day, an exclusive event designed for D2C and emerging brands to make the most of their potential at food, drug and mass retailers, and from e-commerce. The “day of insight, connection and growth” is being held on June 3 […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Meta’s Llama 3 models are now available in Amazon Bedrock

Today, we are announcing the general availability of Meta’s Llama 3 models in Amazon Bedrock. Meta Llama 3 is designed for you to build, experiment, and responsibly scale your generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications. New Llama 3 models are the most capable to support a broad range of use cases with improvements in reasoning, code […]
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Kroger Delivers its First-Party Data to the Yahoo DSP

Yahoo Advertising and Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM) — the retail media business of Kroger, powered by 84.51° — are teaming up to bring Kroger’s first-party, purchase-based audiences to the Yahoo Demand-Side Platform (DSP). Yahoo DSP advertisers can now activate KPM’s audiences to reach targeted consumers with their advertising and measure campaign results. While off-site advertising […]
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Amazon tops expectations for revenue, earnings

SEATTLE – Amazon posted better-than-expected revenue and earnings in the quarter ended March 31. Net sales increased 13% from a year earlier to $143.3 billion. The company reported first-quarter net income of $10.4 billion, or 98 cents a diluted share, compared to $3.2 billion a year earlier. Amazon’s operating income surged to $15.3 billion, up […]
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Walmart to close all 51 health centers

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart today said it has made the “difficult decision” to close its Walmart Health and Walmart Virtual Care clinics, citing a lack of profitability. “The decision to close all 51 health centers across five states and shut down the virtual care offering was not easy. We understand this change affects lives – […]
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